Arkansas Cruises Past Kennesaw State, UMKC

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Sophomore Hannah Gammill stepped up to the plate against Kennesaw State in the bottom of the seventh with one out and a runner on second.

The rest is history.

Gammill’s walk-off home run lifted No. 11 Arkansas to a 6-4 victory over Kennesaw State in game one Friday at Bogle Park. The Razorbacks assembled a dominant performance against UMKC in the nightcap to cruise to a 12-1, five-inning win to secure their third win at the Easton Razorback Rumble.

Redshirt-sophomore Jenna Bloom earned two same-day wins on the mound. The right-hander tossed three innings against Kennesaw State, surrendering three hits and two runs while striking out two. In game two, Bloom threw four innings and gave up zero runs on two hits while compiling five strikeouts. Senior Mary Haff got the game one start and became the fourth player in program history to amass 700 career strikeouts. In four innings of work, the Winter Haven, Fla., native succumbed two runs and collected five strikeouts.